Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am thrilled to be here on the floor with my partner, Senator Ben Cardin, who is the ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee. We had an outstanding week last week in our Foreign Relations Committee in passing out this bill that is now before us on a 19-to-0 vote. I thank all of the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which obviously includes Senator Cardin, Senator Risch, Senator Menendez, Senator Rubio, Senator Kaine, Senator Johnson, Senator Coons, Senator Flake, Senator Udall, Senator Gardner, Senator Boxer, Senator Perdue, Senator Shaheen, Senator Isakson, Senator Murphy, Senator Paul, Senator Barrasso, and Senator Markey. Also, before we get into discussing the text, I wish to thank Senator Bob Menendez and Senator Mark Kirk, who have been all things Iran. From the very beginning, these two Senators have led this body to put in place sanctions--crushing sanctions--that have led us to this place. I cannot thank them enough for their leadership in dealing with the issue of Iran. Last year, we did a significant amount of work on creating some kind of review process relative to a final agreement that might be worked out with Iran. I thank Senator Lindsey, Graham who has been a stalwart in ensuring that Congress play a role in the ultimate final deal that may or may not occur. Senator Graham has been steadfast in wanting congressional review.…”